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advantage
The team throwing the pallino is said to have "pallino advantage" because they get to place the pallino where they want it on the court and have a clear shot to place the first bocce ball.
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backboards
The shorter court walls at each end of the court. Sometimes called endboards or backwalls.
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banking
Throwing the bocce ball such that it hits and bounces off the sideboards towards the pallino.
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bocce
noun: Proper name of the sport of bocce; adjective: Associated with the sport (example: bocce court); verb: Playing the sport (example: Let's bocce.)
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bocce balls
The person on a team designated to coach and make all team decisions during a game.
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centerline
The line at the half way point between the two back walls.
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coin-toss
The initial flip of a coin at the start of a game to determine which team throws the pallino the first time and chooses the color of the team's bocce balls.
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court
The rectangular playing area defined by a backboard at each end and two sideboards with a level and smooth playing surface.
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court bocce
A sport played on a standard court consisting of a rectangular playing area defined by a backboard at each end and two sideboards with a level and smooth playing surface.
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dead ball
A dead ball is a bocce ball removed from play during a frame for reasons defined in the game rules.
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